That Lucas Ruffie had the mischance to perfect his jiu jitsu training on the rough streets of Paris' red light district may come as a surprise as he drapes a Tahitian pearl necklace (of his own design) around one's discerning shoulders while offering a subtle critique of a rare oyster.  But the Parisian Pirate is full of surprises.  He won't tell you that he gave up a basketball career to star in his first lead role in a film.  With the success of his performance, and the arrival of offers from agents and directors, he disappeared from Paris.  He disappeared from his street life hangouts, and from his musician and street artist friends.  When he reappeared it was in the shallow shade of a straw hat that he wore to grow rare flowers in the unrelenting power of the Caribbean sun.  In his broad experience he has cheated death by a millimeter, knows where to find a cache of buried Mayan Gold, and feels confident that he could earn a living from playing blackjack.  Like most things he has learned, he learned how to construct jewelry with speed and ease.  While his sister's pieces are notable for their grace and intricate construction, Lucas' creations are notable for their power and use of color and raw emotion.  Like his life, his creations are full of surprises and an unabated passion for living.  Lucas, Tessa and their son Kajïk divide their time between a balcony overlooking shipwrecks in the Caribbean, and a yellow shuttered townhouse covered with roses on a remote promontory in Northern France.